24-Hour Care in Broadstairs: Costs, Funding and 31 Local Agencies (Oct 2026)

Live-in care or waking nights?

Live-in care is usually the most affordable way to have someone there day and night: one carer lives in, but needs about two hours off each day and an unbroken night's sleep. Waking nights put a carer in the home who stays awake all night; combined with daytime visits, that covers all 24 hours. If help is needed most nights, one live-in carer is not enough: add waking nights or a second carer.

Typical local prices: live-in care around £1,540–£1,610 a week; a residential care home £1,555 a week.

When 24-hour care is needed

Families usually look for it after a hospital stay, when dementia means someone cannot be left alone or wanders at night, after repeated falls, or at the end of life. A care home is the alternative to compare: for one person it often costs less than staffing every hour at home, but many people want to stay in their own home.

Help paying for 24-hour care

Kent council must offer a free care needs assessment; if it finds eligible needs by day and night, care at home can be part of a council care plan, and the value of the home is not counted for care at home. Attendance Allowance pays its higher rate of £114.60 a week to people over State Pension age who need help both day and night, whatever their savings. When the main need is a health need, NHS Continuing Healthcare may pay in full. How to ask Kent council for an assessment.

Broadstairs's agencies in figures

CQC registered Teddy Touch Healthcare Limited in July 2026, the newest on this list. On their CQC registrations, 23 of 31 list physical disabilities, 14 of 31 list learning disabilities and 13 of 31 list mental health conditions. In Broadstairs, 61% of agencies support people with dementia (19 of 31); the Kent figure is 77%. One rating goes back to April 2018: MiHomecare - Ramsgate. Ask what has changed since. No Outstanding ratings covering Broadstairs yet, against 11 across Kent. Counting all listed agencies, not only rated ones, Broadstairs (58% Good or Outstanding) is 2nd out of 7 local towns, led by Ramsgate (59%). 90% of rated agencies covering Broadstairs are Good or Outstanding, compared with 80% of those rated among the 831 we list across Kent. Two-year-old ratings or newer: 6% covering Broadstairs, 9% across Kent.

24-hour care prices in Broadstairs

Typical prices across England in 2026
Visiting care	around £32–£34 an hour
Live-in care	around £1,540–£1,610 a week

What Kent County Council pays providers: £28.05 an hour for home care (2025/26 average paid to agencies); £1,186.81 a week for residential care (2025/26 average, over-65s); £1,378 a week for nursing care (2025/26 average, over-65s) (source).

Agencies differ more than regions do on hourly rates, so request a complete tariff from each one, covering weekends and bank holidays too. Homecare Association figure for 2026/27: a sustainable council rate for home care in England starts at £34.42 an hour. Source: Lottie Care Index, Q3 2026. Work out a weekly cost · What would we pay?

What families ask about 24-hour care in Broadstairs

Which home care agencies offer 24-hour care in Broadstairs?

31 agencies on the CQC register have an office within 7 miles of Broadstairs, and 18 hold a Good or Outstanding rating. Which of them provide 24-hour care is not recorded by CQC: ask them.

How much does 24-hour care cost in Broadstairs?

Typical prices across England in 2026: live-in care typically costs around £1,540–£1,610 a week. Covering every hour with separate day and night carers costs much more, because each hour is paid.

Is 24-hour care the same as live-in care?

Not quite. A live-in carer is there day and night but needs a daily break and a full night's sleep. If help is needed through the night most nights, true 24-hour care means adding waking nights or a second carer.

Can the council pay for 24-hour care at home?

It can, if Kent council's care needs assessment finds eligible needs by day and night and care at home is a suitable way to meet them. A financial assessment follows; for care at home the home is not counted. NHS Continuing Healthcare pays in full when the main need is a health need.

How are agencies covering Broadstairs rated?

Of 20 agencies with a CQC rating, 18 (90%) are Good or Outstanding. Dementia is a specialism for 19, and 2 have a rating or inspection from the past two years.

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